Game Update 1.0.2012

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While I agree, the old weight allowance and stack quantity font sizes were too small, can we somehow find a middle ground [...]

The new font size is just ungodly huge and unruly.

The key problem imho is not the font size, as the new size is more or less on par with the size used to display AC, Thac0, etc. The real problem is that the developers just scaled up a bitmap font, which makes the digits look absolutely horrible. The blown-up anti-aliasing of the original bitmap font is clearly visible. Tested on Windows of course as this is the only platform reached by the patch at the time of writing.

BTW in Shadow Keeper, I can no longer see the Elven Chain mail listed, very strange... Also if you try to use the console to add it in using the previous code (CHAN12.ITM), the game says this item doesn't exist! I'm worried now that somehow it's actually been removed by mistake...

Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me?

I read in another thread that the Elven Chain is still in game and you can get it in Dorn questline, just later.

BTW in Shadow Keeper, I can no longer see the Elven Chain mail listed, very strange... Also if you try to use the console to add it in using the previous code (CHAN12.ITM), the game says this item doesn't exist! I'm worried now that somehow it's actually been removed by mistake...

Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me?

I read in another thread that the Elven Chain is still in game and you can get it in Dorn questline, just later.

But if it's not listed as an item, I can't see how it can be in the game, or maybe it's just my install?

BTW in Shadow Keeper, I can no longer see the Elven Chain mail listed, very strange... Also if you try to use the console to add it in using the previous code (CHAN12.ITM), the game says this item doesn't exist! I'm worried now that somehow it's actually been removed by mistake...

Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me?

I read in another thread that the Elven Chain is still in game and you can get it in Dorn questline, just later.

But if it's not listed as an item, I can't see how it can be in the game, or maybe it's just my install?

BTW in Shadow Keeper, I can no longer see the Elven Chain mail listed, very strange... Also if you try to use the console to add it in using the previous code (CHAN12.ITM), the game says this item doesn't exist! I'm worried now that somehow it's actually been removed by mistake...

Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me?

I read in another thread that the Elven Chain is still in game and you can get it in Dorn questline, just later.

But if it's not listed as an item, I can't see how it can be in the game, or maybe it's just my install?

I can still see it as CHAN12.ITM with NI.

Okay, me too, it's odd that Shadowkeeper doesn't list it, though, nor can you use the console to add it in.

@erg it had to be added at some point because bg1 had no such flag. It might be that it was added in r2011, though. About the font size in item usage count: i suggested an option for it as it is useful for some people on the PC too.

@erg it had to be added at some point because bg1 had no such flag. It might be that it was added in r2011, though. About the font size in item usage count: i suggested an option for it as it is useful for some people on the PC too.

The key problem imho is not the font size, as the new size is more or less on par with the size used to display AC, Thac0, etc. The real problem is that the developers just scaled up a bitmap font, which makes the digits look absolutely horrible. The blown-up anti-aliasing of the original bitmap font is clearly visible. Tested on Windows of course as this is the only platform reached by the patch at the time of writing.

I had hoped they would fix the stacking issue. You're unable to pick up arrows or other stackable items although you have an existing stack of those items. You can only do it if you open the inventory screen and pick up the items there which is mighty inconvenient.

I had hoped they would fix the stacking issue. You're unable to pick up arrows or other stackable items although you have an existing stack of those items. You can only do it if you open the inventory screen and pick up the items there which is mighty inconvenient.

The key problem imho is not the font size, as the new size is more or less on par with the size used to display AC, Thac0, etc. The real problem is that the developers just scaled up a bitmap font, which makes the digits look absolutely horrible. The blown-up anti-aliasing of the original bitmap font is clearly visible. Tested on Windows of course as this is the only platform reached by the patch at the time of writing.

The elven chainmail is not available to a solo character? You have to recruit Dorn for this?

I think it's been said that the elven chain doesn't drop in the initial main encounter (the one after the FAI one), but a later one - I hope it's before you can access Baldur's Gate, though, as it's needed early on for Bards in particular, and by the time you can enter BG, mages will likely have acquired the Archmagi robes, which are better than the elven chain, so it becomes somewhat redundant (except for bards)

BTW in Shadow Keeper, I can no longer see the Elven Chain mail listed, very strange... Also if you try to use the console to add it in using the previous code (CHAN12.ITM), the game says this item doesn't exist! I'm worried now that somehow it's actually been removed by mistake...

Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me?

I read in another thread that the Elven Chain is still in game and you can get it in Dorn questline, just later.

But if it's not listed as an item, I can't see how it can be in the game, or maybe it's just my install?

I can still see it as CHAN12.ITM with NI.

Okay, me too, it's odd that Shadowkeeper doesn't list it, though, nor can you use the console to add it in.

Agreed about the latter indeed. As for the former, thou shall never scale a bitmap font! Again imho, they should not have touch the size if they could not invest the time in an outline font, which is the only way to get proper scaling, even if they eventually need to rasterise it to include it in the interface.

@Jalily ty for the spoilers. Assuming "Captive Audience" is a bard item, I'm reassured I haven't overlooked some OC.

I just reloaded after patching, and the current map has respawned. "Resolved random respawns occurring too often" is not intended to fix respawn on reload, i guess. Too bad. Save game should be a safety, not paint you into a corner.

BTW in Shadow Keeper, I can no longer see the Elven Chain mail listed, very strange... Also if you try to use the console to add it in using the previous code (CHAN12.ITM), the game says this item doesn't exist! I'm worried now that somehow it's actually been removed by mistake...

Does anyone else have this problem or is it just me?

I read in another thread that the Elven Chain is still in game and you can get it in Dorn questline, just later.

But if it's not listed as an item, I can't see how it can be in the game, or maybe it's just my install?

I can still see it as CHAN12.ITM with NI.

Okay, me too, it's odd that Shadowkeeper doesn't list it, though, nor can you use the console to add it in.

BTW have just noticed that when my female half-elf bard wears the elven chain her entire arms and hands goes green, as well as her boots, not just the armour - I presume this is *not* intended (normal chain doesn't affect the arms, hands and boots)? I'm guessing the same would happen for elven/half-elven thieves wearing this too?

Also, is there any chance of making the armour less, well, *green*? Someone posted a modded version of the armour a while back that replaced the look of it with the +3 chain, which definitely looked better, but it would be nice to have something unique, but not green, for such a special item.

Just updated to the Jan 14 update and now ALL the numbers for items as well as the graphic for the backpack is CRAZY HUGE. The numbers for stackable items covers most of the items, and the pack looks like CRAP. Was there REALLY a community outcry for larger numbers?! tell them to wear glasses. Cuz now on smaller displays or smaller resolutions the change to numbers/icons has completely screwed things up.How do I uninstall the patch?!

I'm really disappointed that the Ankheg got attention to remove Druid and Archer restrictions, but that the overpowered-ness, because of the ability to now equip + protections items with this armor, was not addressed.

Ankheg plate + ring of protection +1 is now a more powerful combo than practical defense +3, which is one of the most difficult armor to obtain (basement of Durlags). Practical defense sits in my bags, completely worthless.

Please add this back as an item excluded from being equipable with + protection items. It should of never happened in the first place.

The thread started off about PnP but evolved into one about Ankheg needing the exclusion back

I'm really disappointed that the Ankheg got attention to remove Druid and Archer restrictions, but that the overpowered-ness, because of the ability to now equip + protections items with this armor, was not addressed.

Ankheg plate + ring of protection +1 is now a more powerful combo than practical defense +3, which is one of the most difficult armor to obtain (basement of Durlags). Practical defense sits in my bags, completely worthless.

Please add this back as an item excluded from being equipable with + protection items. It should of never happened in the first place.

The thread started off about PnP but evolved into one about Ankheg needing the exclusion back

While I agree, the old weight allowance and stack quantity font sizes were too small, can we somehow find a middle ground [...]

The new font size is just ungodly huge and unruly.

The key problem imho is not the font size, as the new size is more or less on par with the size used to display AC, Thac0, etc. The real problem is that the developers just scaled up a bitmap font, which makes the digits look absolutely horrible. The blown-up anti-aliasing of the original bitmap font is clearly visible. Tested on Windows of course as this is the only platform reached by the patch at the time of writing.

If you compare the font used for, say AC or HP, its jarring and pulls you out of the game. The other fonts are smooth versus the horrible zoomed in pixels of the inventory font